The Air Force and Space Force Have New Diversity Targets for Their Officer Corps It marks the first time in nearly a decade that the Department of the Air Force has updated its demographic targets for...
Yes, the US Military Academy at West Point Has a Bronze KKK Plaque on One of Its Buildings The bas-relief sculpture is mounted on a bronze triptych, a three-panel picture featuring a number of smaller sculptures, on...
Marines Will Finally Have Their First Black Four-Star General The Marine Corps announced that Lt. Gen. Michael Langley has been confirmed to head U.S. Africa Command and will be promoted...
Navy, Air Force and Marines Say Transfers over Discriminatory State Laws Possible, But No Sign of Requests Yet The three services all say that they have policies and procedures in place to help service members transfer to new duty...
'Everyone Can Rally Around Bicycles': Vets to Honor All-Black Corps with Ride The history of bicycles in the service coincides with a shift in how Black soldiers would serve their country.
A Long-Forgotten World War II Ranger Will Receive 2 Congressional Gold Medals There likely could be other WWII Rangers who will be eligible for a second Congressional Gold Medal.
Chinese D-Day Ranger Who Fought on Omaha Beach Set to Receive Second Congressional Gold Medal Only four individuals -- Gen. Winfield Scott, Gen. and President Zachary Taylor, polar explorer Lincoln Ellsworth and Adm...
Soldiers Facing Discrimination from State Laws Could Request Transfers Under Draft Army Policy The policy would ostensibly sanction soldiers to declare that certain states are too racist, too homophobic or too sexist to...
Military Spent $1 Million Addressing Extremism, Diversity and Climate Change Last Year The majority of the money detailed in Milley's letter went toward the forcewide extremism stand-down Defense Secretary Lloyd...
Many Service Members of Color Are Turning Down Assignments Because of Concerns about Racism 42% of service members of color in a new survey turned down an assignment or permanent change of station order because of...
For Decades, Recipients Were Honored with Purple Hearts Made During WWII. This Company Now Forges New Medals. For decades, recipients of the Purple Heart were honored with medals that had been forged during World War II, leftover stock...
Officers with Higher Rank Get Better Care than Those with Lower Ranks at Military Hospitals, Study Finds A look at 1.5 million emergency room visits in the military health system shows that, in addition to racial bias, disparities...
Another Dead End for Airborne Lasers: Air Force Scraps Effort to Mount Directed-Energy Weapon on Fighter Jet The Self-Protect High-Energy Laser Demonstrator, or SHiELD, was envisioned as a laser weapon mounted on fighter jets such as...
'He Was Great Before He Came to Us': Air Force Leaders Speak at Funeral of Florida Airman Killed by Police The military connection and the attendance and participation by Air Force officials made the service for Roger Fortson an...
Military Ospreys Can't Fly More Than 30 Minutes from Landing Airfield Months After Grounding Lifted Air Force, Marine Corps and Navy V-22 Ospreys were all given the green light to fly again in early March and have been slowly...